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Today, almost 2 million Americans have experienced amputations or were born with limb difference. Another 28 million people in our country are at risk for amputation. The Amputee Coalition is the nation’s leading organization on limb loss, dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for amputees and their families, improving patient care and preventing limb loss. With the generous support of the public, we are helping amputees live well with limb loss, raising awareness about limb loss prevention and ensuring amputees have a voice in matters affecting their ability to live full, thriving lives.

*The Amputee Coalition is supported by Grant/Cooperative Agreement Number 5U59DD000904-03 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The contents of this Web site are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the CDC, the sponsoring organization, or the Amputee Coalition.
No funding from the CDC is used to support Amputee Coalition advocacy efforts.